Spirit stove



1,622,180 P. c. J. COLBQURNE SPIRIT STOVE March 22 1927.

Filed July 17. 1926 f) is:

Patented Mar. 22, 1927.

UE'FE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PHILIP GEORGE JAMES COLBO'URNE, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

SPIRIT STOVE.

Application filed July 17, 1926, Serial No. 123 ,216, and in Great Britain November 20, 1925.

This invention relates to improvements in spirit stoves, and the object of the invention is to construct a spirit stove adapted for use with either solid or liquid fuel in an inexpensive form, and adapted either for ladies use, for example, the heating of curling tongs, or the like, or for other more domestic uses, such as the boiling of liquid in a kettle or other utensil.

In the accompanying drawings are illustrated preferred forms of the invention, Fig. 1 showing the stove collapsed and packed for storage or transit. Fig. 2 shows the stove opened out to support such devices as ladies curling tongs, and Fig. 3, the stove in use for boiling a kettle.

In a preferred form of the invention a fuel receptacle or container 1 of rectangular shape is formed with a peripheral projecting flange or ridge on its upper face including side flanges :2 and end flanges 3, and associated therewith is a stand 4 provided with legs, or preferably with supports 5 at either end recessed as hereinafter described, the feature of the stand being that its central area is open as at 6, and that its edges on one face are provided as to two sides with overturned flanges 7 adapted to co-operate bya sliding or presson connection with the flanges 2 on the fuel receptacle, and as to its other two edges, on the opposite face of the stand or rest; these may or may not have recessed sections 8 adapted to slide or otherwise connect to the other flanges 3 on the top of the fuel receptacle; these recessed sections may be formed integrally at the corner connecting the top at and the supports 5 of the stand.

It will thus be noted that when the stand or rest is required to be used, it may he slid on by means of the overturned flanges 7 on one face which leave the legs or recessed ends 5 upstanding to support curling tongs or the like above the frame, and when the use of the stove is finished, it is either slid over same by means of its other overturned flanges 8 and the flanges 3 on the fuel receptacle, or simply reversed and sprung over same, and the whole is thus collected within little more than the volume of the container by itself. A separate lid 9, preferably of the lever lid type, is afterwards fixed inthe lar plate opening 10 of the container, and both closes same and secures the stand in place.

Preferably a receptacle and stand as just mentioned will be provided, with the plate for the stand integrally formed with end supports recessed in a suitable manner, as at 11, to receive curling irons or the. like at a low level, and with corner pieces 12 adapted to form legs at a slightly higher level, these end pieces, however, being so proportioned that when slid on the fuel container in the out of use condition, they only occupy the space provided by the ends of the container in question, and thus make no appreciable addition to the volume occupied for travelling or for other portable conditions.

For the sliding on device above mentioned the rectangular form is best to allow of the two different positions-upstanding-andclosedand preferably the closure of the fuel receptacle may be effected by a rectanguprovided with a depressed rectangular centre 13 adapted to fit a rectangular opening to the fuel stove, this being arranged in the form of a lever lid with the centre closing the container and the lever flanges arranged to pass over the stand when in reversed relation, and keep same in position. The face of the stand may be dished slightl} to facilitate this purpose, and the open centre in the face of the stand will be such as to leave the full opening of the fuel orifice clear when the cover is removed. Dropping the lid .on the opening in the stand puts out the flame after use.

Though mentioned as rectangular, it should be understood that a circular or other fuel orifice with lever lid may be employed, with not quite such satisfactory results, however, when dealing with curling tongs as shown at 14, which require the elongated fuel orifice for the best results, but equally adapted for closure of the fuel opening and for securing the stand at the same time.

The recesses in the supports of the stand for the curling tongs may advantageously comprise a rectangular depression 11 with a circular centre 15 to hold the front ends of the curling tongs.

The means of employing the stand for heating curling tongs is to slide the stand l ll back along its flanges until the handle and the parts not wanted to be heated rest on the stand and the tongs project over the stove. It not required for heating curling tongs, the stand may be pushed back so as wholly to cover the stove receptacle; in this position of the stand a kettle such 16 can be supported and the contents boiled.

In a slightly more expensive form hinged supports 17 may be added to the stand to uphold the overhanging end when thus used, but a main intention of the invention is preferably to have the stand stamped integrally out of one sheet, the lid out of a second sheet, and the fuel receptacle out 0t not more than two pieces. fixed together without soldering, say, by the known method of turning over the edges of adjo ning sheets to form ridge or flange; this construction, when carefully done, mal s a liquid-tight joint, and results in a very lIlQXPGIltrllVL stove. The free ends of the support 1? may be pressed out as at 18, so that they are interlocking, thereby providing means for holding them up out of use.

The hinged supports mentioned may on occasion be upturned from the stand when in closed relation to the stove, say, when only light articles are required to be heated, the lever lid being removed and the supports simply upturned from the stand without removing the latter. To allow ot the hinge, the connection of the stand in closed position may be achieved by a press-on motion over the end ridges of the container. No connection to the ridges is really essential, as the lever lid keeps the stand in place in closed position.

By the use of the invention a portable stove of very limited volume is available for travelling purposes, with substantially the whole of the volume available for fuel supply so that it will last for some considerable time.

I claim 1. A portable spirit stove having in combination with the container a slidable stand device conforming in shape with the container, a peripheral flange at the top of the container, guides or channel form on the stand adapted to c -operate with the flange and hold the stand to the container, whereby the stand is usable when slid so as to overlap the container as well as when wholly thereover, and channelled uprising supports at each end of the stand constructed so that when the stand is not in use and is inverted over the container. they lie compactly against the ends of the container and hold the stand to the container by reason of the channels engaging the peripheral flange.

2. A portable spirit stove including); a container for the spirit, having a combustion opening in the top where the spirit is burnt,

comprising in combination with the 0011-.

tainer a slidable stand device, for support ing articles above the flame of the stove, including longitudinally disposed guides constructed to hold to the container, and having an opening registering with the combustion opening of the container, and a flanged removable closure for the container adapted to fit in and overlie the opening oi? the stand and secure the latter to the container by engaging also in the combustion opening of the container.

3. A port-able spirit stove including a container tor the spirit, having a combustion opening in the top where the spirit is burnt, and a peripheral flange at the top of the container, comprising in combination with the container a slid-able stand device, for supporting articles above the flame of the stove, including guides of channel form adapted to co-operate with the flange and hold the'stand to the container, and having an opening registering with the combustion opening of the container, and a flanged re movable closure for the container adapted to fit in and overlie the opening of the stand and secure the latter to the container by ongaging also in the combustion opening of the container.

i. A portable spirit stove including a container for the spirit, having a combustion opening in the top where the spirit is burnt, and a peripheral flange at the top of the container, comprising in combination with the container a slidable stand device, for sup porting articles above the flame of the stove, including guides of channel form adapted to co-operate with the flange and hold the stand to the container, and having an opening registering with the combustion opening of the container, a flanged removable closure for the container adapted to fit in and overlie the opening of the stand and secure the latter to the container by engaging also in the combustion opening oi the container, and pivoted interlocking legs each having a pressed in portion at their free ends so as to interlock when not in use. i

5. A portable spirit stove having in com bination with the container a slidable stand device conforming in shape with the container, a peripheral flange at the top of the container, guides of channel form on the stand adapted to co-operate with the flange and hold the stand to the container, whereby the stand is usable when slid so as to overlap the container as well as when wholly thereover, uprising supports at eachv end ot'. the

stand constructed so that when the stand not in use and is inverted over the container, they lie compactly against the ends of the container, and pivoted interlocking legs each having a pressed in portion at their free ends so as to interlock when not in use, carried by said supports.

6. A portable spirit stove having in comllE bination with the container a slidable stand device conforming in shape \vith'the container, said stand including longitudinally disposed guides constructed to hold to the container, whereby the stand is usable when slid so as to overlap the container as well as when wholly thereover, and uprising supports at each end of the stand constructed so that when the stand is not in use and is inverted over the container, they lie compactly against the ends of the container, said supports being recessed so as to provide corner supports for the stand and intermediate supports at a lower level.

7. A portable spirit stove including a rectangular container for the spirit, having a combustion opening in the top where the spirit is burnt, and a peripheral flange at the top of the container, comprising in combination with the container a one piece slidable stand device for supporting articles above the flame of the stove, including at the sides guides of channel form adapted to co-operate with the flange at the sides of the container and hold the stand thereto, and having an opening registering with the combustion opening of the container, and a lever lid for the container adapted to fit in and overlie the opening of the stand and secure the latter to the container by engaging also in the combustion opening of the container.

8. A portable spirit stove including a container for the spirit, a combustion opening in the top of the container and a removable closure for the opening, having in combination with the container a stand device conforming in shape to the container and having an opening registering with the combustion opening of the container, said device including depending end flanges, adapted to hold to the ends of the container, and upturned members adapted toengage sides of the container when said device is turned for use as a stand thereon. whereby when the closure is removed, an article can be supported on the then uprising flanges of the stand and the stove utilized to heat such article.

9. A portable spirit stove including a container for the spirit, a combustion opening in the top of the container and a removable closure for the combustion opening, having in combination with the container a stand device conforming in shape to the container and having an opening registering with the combustion opening of the container, said device including depending end flanges adapted to hold to the container, and upturned members adapted to engage sides of the container when said device is turned for use on the container and slid relatively thereto, whereby said device is usable as a stand to support an article wholly over the stove and to provide an overhanging support for an article whose end extends beyond them to be heated by the stove, and legs pivoted on the said'flanges adapted to be turned and support the overhanding part of the stand.

10. A portable spirit stove including a container for the spirit, a combustion opening in the top of the container, and a removable closure for the combustion opening, having in combination with the container a peripheral flange around the top thereof and a stand device conforming in shape to the flanged top of the container to lie compactly thereover, and having an,

opening registering with the said opening of the container, said device including depending end flanges channeled so that they take over the parts of the said peripheral flange at the ends of the container and permit the device to he slid to the said overlying position, and upturned side flanges of channel form adapted to take over the parts of the said peripheral flange at the sides of the container, so that when the device is removed from the container and turned to function as a stand, it may be slid thereon to the desired position relatively to the container.

11. A portable spirit stove including a container for the spirit, a combustion opening in the top of the container and a removable closure for the opening, having in combination with the container, a peripheral flange around the top thereof and a stand device conforming in shape to the flanged top of the container to lie compactly thereover, and having an opening registering with the said opening of the container, said device including depending end flanges channelled so that they take over the parts of the said peripheral flange at the ends of the container and permit the device to be slid to the said overlying position, and upturned side flanges of channel form adapted to take over the parts of the said peripheral flange at the sides of the container, so that when the device is removed from the container and turned to function as a stand, it may be slid thereon to the desired position relatively to the container, and legs pivoted on the said end flanges of the device adapted to be turned and support the overhanging part thereof when it is only partially slid on to the container.

12. A portable spirit stove including a container for the spirit, a combustion opening in the top of the container and a removable closure for the opening, having in combination with the container a stand device conforming in shape to the container and having an opening registering with the combustion opening of the container, said device including depending end flanges, adapted to hold to the ends vof the container, and upturned members adapted to engage sides of the container when said device is,

turned for use as a stand thereon, whereby when theclesure is removed, an article can be supported on the then uprising flanges of the stand and the stove utilized to heat such article, and legs pivoted on the depending flanges of the stand device, said legs being adapted to be turned to support the free end of the stand Whilst, the l'lpturned members are holding the stand to the container as an overhanging member, each of said legs having a pressed in portion at their tree end'so as to be interlocked when not in use.

In testimony whereof I ntfix my signature.

PHILIP GEORGE JAMES COLBOURNE. 

